School: FRANCONIA CENTER
Division:  FAIRFAX
Grade Levels: UG-UG
Address:  6043 FRANCONIA RD
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22310
Principal: RAINOR FINCK
Telephone: (703) 971-7985


  1998-99 Accreditation Rating for This School:    Provisionally Accredited
All Virginia schools are provisionally accredited in 1998-1999.  The following ratings will apply thereafter:
Fully Accredited:  At least 70% of the students passed the SOL tests in English,
     mathematics, science, and history (except at grade 3 - 50% in science and
     History)
Provisionally Accredited:  Does not meet SOL pass-rate requirements, but showed
     improvement (1999-2003); all schools provisionally accredited 1998-1999.
Accredited with Warning:  Does not meet SOL pass-rate requirements, and failed
     to show improvement.
Accreditation Denied:  Does not meet SOL pass-rate requirements, and failed to
     show improvement for three consecutive years following the 2003-2004 school
     year.

Virginia School Performance Report Card

Percent of Students Passing the SOL Tests*
  Content Area
School
97-98
Division
97-98
State
97-98
  Grade 3 English
0
67.83
54.73
  Grade 3 Math
10
77.41
63.46
  Grade 3 Science
20
76.88
63.04
  Grade 3 History
30
68.02
48.93
  Grade 5 English
18.75
78.62
66.44
  Grade 5 Math
0
65.55
46.64
  Grade 5 Science
37.5
73.63
59.25
  Grade 5 History
0
46.45
32.77
 * Does not include scores of limited English Proficient (LEP) students tested; Results from each test in
     the subject area are combined for Grade 8 and High School Tests.  Individual course information may
     be found below.

School-Wide Scores*
Subject Area Totals and
Reporting Categories
School
97-98
State
97-98
Grade 3 English : (Total)
328.7
406.4
  Grade 3 Reading/Literature and
  Research
28
35
  -Use word analysis strategies (phonetic
   / structural)
27.4
34.9
  -Understand a variety of printed
   materials/resource materials
28.9
35
  -Understand elements of Literature
28.5
35
  Writing
26.8
35.2
  -Plan, compose, and revise paragraphs,
   stories, letters, and reports
27.2
34.9
  -Edit for grammar, capitalization,
    punctuation, and spelling
26.9
35
Grade 3 Math : (Total)
296.8
427.2
  -Number and Number Sense
26.3
35
  -Computation and Estimation
26.6
35.1
  -Measurement and Geometry
24.3
34.9
  -Probability and Statistics
25.4
35
  -Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
26.3
35
Grade 3 Science : (Total)
360.7
414.9
  -Scientific Investigation
26.1
35.1
  -Force, Motion, Energy and Matter
33.9
35
  -Life Processes and Living Systems
32
34.9
  -Earth / Space Systems and Cycles
27.6
35.1
Grade 3 History : (Total)
352.8
397.3
  -History
31.9
35.1
  -Geography
30.1
35
  -Economics
30
34.9
  -Civics
27.7
35.1
Grade 5 English : Reading / Literature and Research
349.5
423.8
  -Use word analysis strategies
28.9
34.9
  -Understand a variety of printed
   materials/resource materials
26.5
35
  -Understand elements of Literature
26.5
35.1
Grade 5 English : Writing
322
420.6
  -Plan, compose, and revise in a variety
   of forms for a variety of purposes
26
35.1
  -Edit for correct use of language,
   capitalization, punctuation, and
   spelling
23.3
35
Grade 5 Math : (Total)
323.5
396.6
  -Number and Number Sense
27.5
35
  -Computation and Estimation
25.8
35
  -Measurement and Geometry
25.4
35
  -Probability and Statistics
28.6
35.2
  -Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
30.6
35
Grade 5 Science : (Total)
364.1
407.9
  -Scientific Investigation
28
35.1
  -Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter
30.9
34.9
  -Life Processes and Living Systems
28.4
34.9
  -Earth / Space Systems and Cycles
29.9
35.2
Grade 5 History : (Total)
326.3
379.4
  -History
26.3
35.2
  -Geography
28.3
35.2
  -Economics
30.5
35.3
  -Civics
30.3
35.2
 *School-Wide Scores - Results shown here are average scaled scores.  The first score in each section (in
     bold) ranges from 0-600.  A student must earn a scaled score of 400 or more to pass the test.  Shown
     below each total test scaled score are scaled scores for the reporting categories on the test.  The statewide
     average scaled score for a reporting category is 35.  A more detailed explanation of scaled scores is
     contained in the accompanying glossary. Scores of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students are not
     included.

Students Included and Excluded from SOL Testing
Content Area
# of
Students at Test Time
# of Students
Tested
% of Students
Tested
# of Students Excluded by Reason
Absent
SWD*
LEP+
Other
Grade 3 English
School
State
11
86307
10
83722
90.91
97
0
138
1
2417
0
0
0
30
Grade 3 Math
School
State
11
86508
10
83978
90.91
97.08
0
252
1
2241
0
0
0
37
Grade 3 Science
School
State
11
86470
10
83783
90.91
96.89
0
397
1
2245
0
0
0
45
Grade 3 History
School
State
11
86502
10
83861
90.91
96.95
0
361
1
2234
0
0
0
46
Grade 5 English
School
State
17
165273
16
159969
94.12
96.79
0
411
1
4849
0
0
0
44
Grade 5 Math
School
State
9
82940
8
80280
88.89
96.79
0
245
1
2387
0
0
0
28
Grade 5 Science
School
State
9
82782
8
80034
88.89
96.68
0
364
1
2353
0
0
0
31
Grade 5 History
School
State
9
82801
8
80077
88.89
96.71
0
335
1
2361
0
0
0
28
 * Students with Disabilities      + Limited English Proficient Students
    English scores combine results from Reading & Writing tests.
    Math, Science, and History scores combine results from all tests in the respective subject area.


Advanced Academic
Programs Offered
School
97-98
#
%
State
97-98
#
%
Students taking one or more AP courses*
0
0
29754
9.8
Students scoring 3 or better in at least one AP course
0
0
13447
45.19
Students taking one or more courses for college credit
0
0
8854
2.92
Seniors passing at least one or more courses for college credit
0
0
8592
97.04
 * Not all students enrolled in AP courses take the AP tests
 ** Offered in only a few schools

Fall Membership
Grade Level
School 97-98
Ungraded
57

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
92.98
47.95
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
0
7.7
 * Not available for 1997-1998

Number of Incidents Per Year
Safety
Information
School
97-98
Division
97-98
State
97-98
Physical violence against students
3
501
5260
Physical violence against faculty
6
159
1075
Possession of firearms
0
22
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
1
176
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
1
482
3089

Teacher Training
Information
School
97-98
%
Division
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Percent of teachers meeting
state licensure requirements
for subjects that they teach
100
99.53
99.39